Virginia Hughes

Education

• Ph.D, Public Policy and Public Administration, Auburn University,
  Dissertation: Determinants of National Policy on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Selected Countries: A Comparative Study
• M.S., Biomedical Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore
  Thesis: The Effect of Recombinant Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 on Hematopoietic Stem Cells Isolated from Umbilical Cord Blood
• B.S., Medical and Research Technology (School of Medicine), University of Maryland, Baltimore

Scholarly Activity

I am a recipient of the AABB-Fenwal Research Award for Transfusion associated Immunosuppression using CD4 cells and bioluminescence and the ASCLS Graduate Student Research Award for The Effect of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 on hematopoietic stem cells. I authored the first Specialist in Blood Banking Study Guide and have written numerous book chapters and articles in hematology and immunohematology.

• Donor Selection. In: Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices, 7th ed. Denise Harmening (in press)
• Immunohematology. In: Medical Laboratory Science Review, 5th ed. Robert Harr (in press)
• Specialist in Blood Banking Study, Guide 3rd ed. Virginia Hughes

Courses

• MEDT 375 Statistics and Research Methods